Semi-weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 11 June 1897 — Page 2

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BIC DIIEWI HORSEBACK

K-. HOW A MEXICAN DESPERADO «ET HIS MATCH IN A BOY. jjgJ

WAS .YNTMO YOKED* ASSAULT

rhe Mexican Had Tried Several Times to Pluiigea Knife Through Hint. He Used Hit Revolver.

It is not always, "when an act is first committed* and fresh in our .minds that we receive our most vivid impressions of It. it is #en #e recall our recollection

the '6veht & long time afterward that the images alid. circumstances surrounulng Everything done by the participants come back to us like a dream almost, yet withal' clean-cut and clear as a cameo, Eaid a.Californian recently, in San Francisco. passing through Livermore Valley Dn the train a few weeks ago I recognized standing at. th,e depot a person whose face brpjight instantly to my mind a flood of reminiscence. An event which occurred in*18B^—just thirty-one years ago this ummer—in which the person I then saw Was the'principal actor, flashed rapidly pefore my vision. He was a boy then. He Js a "man 'now, and time is telling upon him. Ills small figure is now slightly bent and -ths hair and moustache are tinged witi» the frost of passing years. {The little gentleman I have reference to }s Simon Foscaljna, now a resident of fcivermore, and the circumstances in which he figured are as follows: There Jiad ben a fandango at the house of Joe livermore, otherwise known as "Positas, the Rancho Agua Puerco, in the Liveraiore Valley. The party was given in honof the birthday of one of the children ®f Joe Livermore, who at that time was b. well known character in Alameda county. The friends and relatives of the family always gather in large numbers Dn occasions of this kind, and generally manage to keep up the festivities for three or four days. Everything is

FREE TO THOSE

who honor the occasion with their presence.- Hilarity is the order of the day and bight. Wine and other liquors are dealt put with a free hand, and where such Is the custom trouble cannot always be avoided, however desirous the host may be to. preserve the peace. Whenever it Is given out that such a party is to be held all the disreputable characters for tniles. around gathes and make day and night hideous with wild debauchery, drunkenness and quarreling. Pistols and knives are flourished in the most reckless •tnanner- The more reputable persons present dislike to interfere for the preservation of order through fear of being harmjed personally or of having their houses or crops burned, so the desperate class of persons who congregate on such occasions are received with as good grace as an unwelcome visitor prone to mischief can be, and. are, perforce, permitted to enjo'y themselves in their own peculiar way .with.... the rest of the company. »\morig those who made it convenient to be at the christening at Joe Livermore's house that night and also to get murderously drunk was one Mocho Filiciano, a notoriously bad character, an ex-convict, murderer and stage robber. I prevented Filiciano from pulling the head off a Mexicon at the Alisal one day. He had lassoed' his victim around the neck and started to drag him. 5 took hold of the horse's bridle and told him to stop, whereupon- Filiciano dropped his riata and, turning fiercely toward me, attempted to jump his horse upon me. Retreating to where my buggy was standing I took from the socket a good bone and gut whip and, returning to Filiciano, I again seized the horse's bridle and vigorously laid the whip upon his

THINLY-CLAD BODY

until he cried "JBastante!" and I ended by forcing him to ride out Of town crestfallen and badly punished. Before I left Alisal—IJOW Pleasanton—that night a Mexican' friend cautioned me to beware, ns Feliciano had cursed me as he rode away and made all sorts of threats about getting even for the whipping I had given him. I always remembered the threat of Filiciano thereafter and kept a sharp lookout that no harm ?ame to me through liim. On the particular night of which I write, at Joe Livermore's house, Filiciano opened the ball by flourishing a large knife and boasting in a loud tone of voice that he was "mucho valiente" (very brave), and wanted every person he met to test his courage. Among the guests Was a yoking Italian named Simon Foscalinn, a lad of about 16 years of, age small In stature, but brave as a lion. He was excellent pistol shot and a splendid horseman—in fact, none of the native -Califernians could excel him in eo.ues-tria-ri exploits. It was about 10 o'clock in the forenoon that Simon came riding up to tlie Agua Puerco rancho. Filiciano Ht oynce caught sight of the young man, nd forthwith began abusing him. calling him all sorts of vile mim?s in Spanish.

Bimon at first good-naturedly laughed over his rough reception, telling the desperado that he was intoxicated and did not know what he was saying. "I am drunk, am 1!" exclaimed Feliciano, and hobbling to his horse (he had beefi'shot through the hips once in an attempt at stage robbing, and could not walk very well, but was at home, all the same, in the saddle) which was standing at. a short distance from the house, he hastily untied him, and in an instant was on the animal's back, knife [n hand, and dashing furiously toward Simon Foscallna. "Hombre de dos caras" (two-faced man) he cried, "1 will show you whether I am Irnnk or not. Stop and defend yourself!"

Siihon simply reined his horse aside to avoid being struck, and LAUGHINGLY TOLD Filiciano to behave himself and act like l^an. The quarrelsome fellow ran his horse after Simon about 300 yards, and, finding that the youth had the most agile pieed and could not be caught, turned his'Nnustang toward the house. Simon slowly followed, and as .he approached Filiciano suddenly wheeled about and jnade another dash toward him. Again the voung man eluded the desperate knife-thrust. The wily Mexican hgaln essayed to draw Simon within his clutches bv pretending to have given up his treacherous design. He ro&e toward the building, and Simon followed as before. Dnce more the would-be murderer turhfcd and poured forth a volley of scurrilous febuse. Simon's patience was evidently becoming exhausted. "I do not deserve »uch talk from you, Mocho," said he, '•and if you run after me again I will protect myself." Upon hearing this Filiciano became very much enraged, and, BXilaiming "Usted no tengas valor!" (You have no courage) started after Sitnon at full speed. This time the young &ian could not avoid a collision. As filiciano ranged his horse alongside of Simon's he made a savage lunge at Simon with his knife, cutting through his toat. Had the youth been less elert the knife would have bee/i driven to its very hilt in his body. The lad was now some*ha?t alarmed at the persistence of Filici-

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beigkri to believe that'the fellow

Was-ift downright -earnest and meant to fravifc' hisi life So, riding oft about a hundred yards, nhe turned and warned the Icsperate^ aym that if he assaulted him ig-.un it would be at bis peril. Filiciano once made another charge, toward his

INTENDED VICTIM,

ind a lively skirmish ensued. Simon indbavoring to keep out of the fellow's way and the other wildly bent upon killing liSm. Finally Simon drew his pistol nut tired at his adversary. The bullet *truck Filiciano's horse in the neck. The *nifrtiil. smarting under the wound, jumped and tried to run away, but the everready jspurs were plunged into his sides fcnd it was headed .again toward the boy. tn man and rider went, regardless of the Almost certain death that was staring the tormer in the face. As he dashed forward Simon again fired, but missed his nim. Still the enraged Mexican dashed pn toward him. Once more the boy fired, this time evidently with better effect, for filiciano rose in his stirrups and placed Ma hand on his side. Then, turning bis

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horse, he'"rode, in-a 3stalk, toward the house of Joe Livermore. He liad gone about sixty yards \Vhej^^ai suddenly halted, commenced to sway from *1*?®

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•in his saddle, and an instant later fell from his horse to tl}^*" ground, Simon, with the impulse .o? .a*, generous-, heart, ran forward to assiirt his "'tall en foe, but before he could reach him Filiciano stag" gered to his feet and attempted to remount his horse, which had remained mot.anless beside him. With great difficulty the wounded man succeeded in getting into the saddle. He was then himself again. Straightening himself up, he flashed a defiant look at Foscalina and, exclaiming, "Yo muy hombre!" (I am a man of courage) rode on about twenty yards. Suddenly he stopped, sat perfectly still for a -moment, and. then began to sway again in the saddle, and finally pitched headlong to the ground—dead. Thus ended the career of a reckless, malignant, dangerous man. There was an inquest held and the coroner's jury found it a case of justifiable homicide. I must say I felt a great sense of relief when I learned of this desperado's death, as there was no telling at what time he might have taken a notion to ambush and kill me. It would have been an easy matter for him to have done so, and that, too, without the least chance of detection or discovery, as I was compelled as sheriff of the county to travel through that part pf my bailiwick at all hours of the day and night,

MOSQUITO BITE AN ACCIDENT.

Decision Affecting an Insurance Policy Given in a Kentucky Court. The Kentucky court of appeals has just decided thatrthe death of a man as a result of a mosquito bite is an accidental death, within the meaning of an accident insurance policy, and that the representatives or the deceased are entitled to recover accordingly. The decision seems so obvious that it is hard to see upon what ground the company should have resisted the claim. In the legal sense an accident is defined to be "an unusual or unexpected event, the effect of an unknown cause or the unknown effect of a known cause." If the definition had been framed to cover the case of death from a mosquito bit© it could not have fitted it more completely. There could not be a more "unusual or unexpected event" than such a death, nor could there be a more "unknown effect of a known cause." It is no doubt true that the underwriters in drawing up their policy did not contemplate mosquito bites as among the possibly fatal accidents the risk of which they meant to incur. Neither did the risk himself imagine that he went in peril of his life from mosquitoes. No man in his senses would think of taking out an accident insurance against death by mosquito bites, even if he were going shooting in the Jersey marshes in July. But obviously the contingency of death from a mosquito bite was no mere excluded from the policy than it was included in it. The omission was in each case for the same reason, that it did not occur to either party to the contract. If the risk had asked the underwriters whether they would insure him against fatal consequences from mosquito bites the underwriters would no doubt have thought him a fool, but they would not have hesitated to give him the assurance. A subsidiary part of the legal definition of an accident Is "that Which happens without direct human agency or without concurrence of the will of the person by whose base act it has been caused." Thus a man who is killed by another who fires recklessly into a crowd may be said to be a victim Of accident, even though the man who fires the shot may be guilty of murder. Express malice upon the part of a mosquito is sometimes presumed: by his victims, but of course it does not really exist. The insect is merely getting his living, without consideration of the emotions of his meal. The puzzling point about the case is not that the court of appeals has decided that death from a mosquito bite was accidental, but that the lawyer of the company should have been able to persuade the court below that it was not accidental. The proper habitat of a lawyer capable of that feat is Philadelphia, as the habitat of a mosquito capable of homicide, or even of mayhem, should ue

New Jersey, and it is surprising to find so athletic a specimen either of the subtle jurist or the man-eating mosquito in the state of Kentucky. It is true that the abundance of distilleries might account for a good deal of eloquence, judicial obfuscation and insect yenom.

COURT INTERRUPTED BY SNEEZING.

Funny Ailment That Affected Witnesses Lawyers and Judges in Sjt. Louis. The case of John H. Vette jagainst John C. Obert was on trial in jydge Haughton's court in St. Louis the other day. During the process of the suit the lawyers had a tilt over the admission of certain evidence, and the following dialogue ensued "Your honor, the assertion that was just made by the —ec-cachoo—on my— ec-cachoo—is absolutely—ec-cachoo!" "Your honor, I—ec-cachoo—sir, to the statement made by my—ec-cachoo!"

Judge Haughton admitted the testimony and the witness proceeded "Well, it was just this—ec-cachoo—I said to Mr.—ec-cachoo-cachoo—and he said to me—ec-cachoo-cachoo-cachoo!"

At this point nearly every one in court was sneezing. Lawyers, clients, jurors and witnesses joined in a sneezing chorus in which sneezes of various quality and a wide range of tone and discord were mingled. The pompous, ponderous sneeze of Constable Hand was a most effective basso that gave strength to the chorus, while the beautiful treble of Count I' redick Von Gereke rose clear and shrill above the minor notes. The juors formed a perfect scale of notes, extending over an octave and a half and forming a melodious accompaniment to. the general burden of the grand, sweet song. Naturallv during this outburst of Wagnerian solemnity court was interrupted. Judge Haughton rapped for order, but the only reply was from a big German butchcr, one of the jury, who, with his magnificent tenor, sent his voice upward in a series of trills, runs and cadenzas in what was probably one of the most beautiful collection of sneezes ever heard. Then dropping, with a series of grace lirftes, to the lower register, he ended with a movement in rag time, in a fiveflat finale that would have done credit to Sousa band. At this moment Judge Haughton looked through the open door into the back room, where Tom MacAleavy was unconcernedly rolling and breaking, in front of an open window, the supply of tobacco which he intends to take on his fishing trip. The fine dust from the dry leaf—and Tom is said to smoke the strongest tobacco in that town —was being wafted into the court room on the gentle breeze. The door was shut, all the windows opened and court proceeded. But, despite the comedy which had Just been enacted, there was scarcely a dry eye in the room.

Only One on His Side.

A well-known ju%ge, noted for his tendency to explain "things to juries, expressed in a recent case his own ideas with Such force tbat he was surprised the jurors thought of leaving the box. They did leave, however, and were out for hours. Inquiring the trouble, the judge was told one of the twelve was standing out against the eleven. He summoned the jury and rebuked the recalcitrant sharply. "Your honor," said the juror, "may I say a word?" ." "Yes, sir." said the indignant judge "what have, you to say?" "Well, what I wanted to say is, I'm the only fellow that's on your side."

Tlwt Man With Guffaws.

The maoswho can't see a joke is not so annoying Sts the man who sees one where it isn't.

A Frank ford Irishman says that if he could keep ail bis wages he wouldn't work. *j

f'WiCjt.g is- 5.-. V"' C* J*

TEKRE HAUTE EXPHESS, FHIDAY MORNING, JUNE 11, 1897,

SANG IN HEROIC MEASURE

MARCO BOZZARIS' FAMOUS NIGHT ATTACK UPON SLUMBERING TURKISH CAMP.

CONFLICT WHICH 6A7E LIBERTY

One of the Most Sanguinary EnoOnnters in History of Modern Warfare—HaljPfJleck's lfocm About Great Captain

Pending the heroic struggle of the modern Greeks against their old oppreosor«, the Turks, it is not inappropriate to recall some of the incidents which marked the memorable revolution begun in 1821, and, after a contest of six years, ended in the freedom of the Greelts. That the modern Greeks are worthy descendants of the men who fought at Marathon and Salamis was signally shown during the whole course of that momentous struggle. Among the many who fought and died for freedom and humanity, perhaps the most striking figure was Marco Bozzaris, immortalized by Halleck. A brief account of the fall of that immortal hero may be found interesting at the present time. In 1823 the management of the wars In Arcanania was confided on the part of the Turkish government to Mustapha, pasha of Scutari, with Isouf, the pasha of Sex-res, as his second in command. They found such difficulty in organizing a sufficient force that the whole of June and July was passed in preparing a corps of 8,000 men at Prevesa. Iso^f had taken up a position at Pouda, a village close to the ancient Actima, there to await the pasha of Scutari. The latter was advancing with his own troops and a large contingent furnished by tlie pasha of Thessaly. Marco Bozzaris was at Katochi, between Missolonghi and Vonizza, with Joncas of Agrapha, to whom he had been reconciled after a long enmity. Their utmost force did not exceed 1,200 men, but with these it was decided they should continue closely to watch the motions of the enemy. While, however, Mustapha was on his march from Agrapha to Vracori, fully expecting

TO BEJ JOINED ^XH

co-operating

s'*'

there by the troops at Prevesa, the Albanians, who formed the flower of Isouf's army, no sooner received the allowances usually made before entering the field than they mutinied, threatened the life of their commander, and after committing numerous excesses withdrew to their respective homes. Even Isouf's tent was not spared on this occasion, while he himself only escaped by embarking and flying to Patras with a few of hi» attendants. The cause of this mutiny and desertion was afterward traced to* Omer Vrioni, another Turkish leader, who had become jealous of Isouf's military fame and determined to strip him of all means of

with Mustapha in the

present campaign. He accordingly succeeded In persuading the Albanians to join his own standard and took post at Lepanore, to the right of the Acheron, with 4,000 men. On reaching Patras, Isouf Pasha sent a body of troops to be landed at Crionero, not far from the position of Marco Bozzaris, with orders to attack the Greeks in flank. Apprised of their landing, the Souliote chief fell On the Turks, and, having either killed or taken prisoners more than two-thirds of the whole number, the rest were glad to escape to their boats. Hearing that a division of 2,000 men was advancing on the side of Valtos, Bozzaris sent a detachment in that direction to prevent their approach, while he himself determined to dispute the entrance of Mustapha Pasha into Acarnania. To effect this important object it became, hecesr sary to undertake one of those extraordinary

FORCED MARCHES

which had so frequently brought victory to the Greeks during the pending contest. It was this alone which enabled him to reach Carpenisa in time to prevent the consequences that must have followed a sudden invasion by Mustapha. The enemy's army" reafctfed "the frontier of Arcanania on August 18 and encamped on an extensive plain near the above place. It amounted to 14,000 men, while the Greeks could with difficulty collect 2,000. Undaunted by such fearful odds, Bozzaris, whose previous gallantry had awakened the most flattering hopes of his future heroism, was now destined to exceed the most sanguine anticipations of his friends and admirers. A general council of the chiefs and foldiery being summoned, Marco pointed out .the impossibility of making a regular attack on the -enemy, while, on the other hand, their country and its cause were irretrievably lost if they did not take age, vantage of the night and endeavor by an act of boldness, required by the integ^ ests of their country, to prevent the* Turks from entering the plains around Missolonghi. This opinion being ,^cqiflesced in by all present, he addressed hi£. companions a second time, and, havirfg drawn a fluttering picture of the gloP£: which awaited those who took part In the intended attack, as well as the serc vice they were about to

render.

to the centre with his own chbsen band. Everything being prepared by midnight on the 18th of July, the last words of Bozzaris on assigning to each chief and soldier the part he hfid to perform were: "If you lose sight oli me during the combat come and seek me in the pasha's tent." He then set forward, closely followed by the sacred battalion, while the thx-ee stratarchs, or minor chiefs, destined to make their attack at separate points, also proceeded to their stations. In order that this should be simultaneous it was agreed that not a shot was to be fired or a sword drawn until they heard a bugle sounded. Bozzaris was enabled to advance by addressing the Turkish sentinels in the Albanese language and telling them he came with reinforcements from Omer Vrioni. On reaching the centre he sounded the bugle, upon which the attack commenced upon every side. The enemy, either Unprepared or panic-strick-en, fled in all directions, while tljose who resisted frequently mistook their comrades for enemies, perishing by each other's hands. While dealing death around and encouraging his companions to profit by so favorable a moment, the voice of Bozzaris was recognized, and just as he had ordered the chief pasha to be seized a ball struck him in the loins. Though the wound was dangerous, he concealed it, and continued to animate his men until wounded a second time in the head, when he fell and was borne from the field by a party of soldiers. Notwithstanding this disaster, the struggle ,wa# maintained with the utmost spirit till daylight,, at which time the Greeks -saw themselves undisputed masters of tlje field, those of the enemy who did not perish having abandoned their camp, leaving the ground covered with the dead, eighteen standards, a quantity of baggage and ammunition, together drifts a number of horses and several thousand head of oxen. While the loss of the ttbfidel army could not be less than 3,000 men, that of the Christians was oi^ thirty killed and seyenty wounded .-tjf these half were Suliotes. Brilllanj /jjs this triumph must be regarded, it Wj|s the most dearly bought of all thos^ tub" quired by regenerated Greece. Though unblessed with the advantages which sei ence and education bestow,

zaris was endowed with all those matlJy virtues which are only to ba found in the heroes of Plutarch.

She always wore a No. 2 Alas! she had a corn. The tombstone told tidy tale so true "She died with her boots on."

HE TIED HIS BACKBONE

REMARKABLE OPERATION RECENTLY PERFORMED BY A SURGEON IN ST. LOUIS.

THLI HAYS WERE FIRST USED

And ^tlien the Operator Knotted Silver Wire About the Subject's Vertebrae —The Man is Recovering.

A1&ut4the fifth and sixth vertebrae are twisted two pieces of silver wire tha,t kee«? the soul of C. W. Dawson from slipping into eternity. But the tiny wire is Wrong, and despite the splints and bahfftiges that hold his head a? in a vise, DaWSon's heart is light as he counts the JaysH when he will again go forth a strong man. Lying ,on his cot in a St. Louis hospital the convalescent patient presents a striking illustration of progress of modern surgery and the skill of Dr. A. V. L. Brokaw, Medical men know of-no parallel case. A few days ago Dawson's spine was in two parts, and he was

slowly

looked

Greece

the hero called upon those who were? ready to die for their country to stan$ forward. The call was answered by 40Pt men, chiefly Souliotes, who, according the ancient practice of Souli, when th^y. were determined to conquer or die, thr^w away their scabbards and embraced eatfh other. Having selected 300 to act imnte'diately about his own person, BozzaHs directed that the remainder of the troops should be formed Into three remaining divisions for the purpose of assailing the enemy's camp at different points, whllo

HE PENETRATED

rcalling

succumbing to the

paralysis occasioned by the pressure of the bones vpon \he spinal cord. Now the ends that were separated are fast knitting together, and in two weeks the patient will be a well man." Mr. Dawson is a prosperous dealer in paints and oils at Whitehall, 111. He has a wife and five children. He was injured by falling from his wagon last October. Physicians could do nothing for him until Dr. Brokaw was called in early last" month. He took an ray photograph, which disclosed a dislocation of the vertebrae. He was brought to the hospital. The-X ray photographs were consulted,, and, thus directed, the surgeon's knife pierced the skin about four Inches below the base of the skull. It was pressed down Into the flesh until the sharp point touched the bone. As it was pulled downward six inches the blood spurted from the compressed arteries over the physician's hands. Steel retractions were Inserted and the incision spread open. Half an inch separated the fifth and sixth, cervical vertebrae. To bring them together- was tle first task. Grasping the head firmly, in one. hand and

PRESSING HEAVILY

on the backbone between the shoulders, the surgeon forced the two bones together. With an attendant holding them in place, Dr. Brokaw tied .-them. A'piece of pure' silver wire, five inches long and as thick as the lead of an ordinary pencil, jffts selected. This was passed around the projecting knobs of the. two vertebrae and securely knotted. A second shorter piece was tied about the first, about midway of the space between the knobs, to keep it from slipping. The opening was again washed, the arteries connected, the' muscles and flesh pressed to their right stations, the skin closed and stitched. The neck and head were placed in splints and bandages, wrapped so as to make a new dislocation impossible. Dawson Was placed in bed with an erect head exactly thirty-five minutes after he started in the operating room. If§ was seen by a reporter. He was as happy as a schoolboy, and a healthy lustre was in his ej e. as he talked of going home. "I feel just fine,"' he said. "The numbness is disappearing from my arms, and, with the exception of two fingers on my left hand, my whole body is as sensitive as ever." "He will be a well man in two or three weeks," said Dr. Br'okaw. "The splints about his head will be supplanted by a 'jack' in a week or two. This will be worn under, the cljin to prevent any violent movement of the head until the vertebrae are firntiy knitted. After that he will have a stiff neck for a little while, but this Will disappear and he will forgot anything ever occurred. I am highly pleased with the operation which is an entirely new departure in surgery and attests the value of the rays. His is an unusual casQ, It. just happened that the force of th^, fall did not crush the nerves of the spinal colymn, or he would have died almost instantly, as is generally the case in such accidents and in hangings. His nervous system is uninjured. The wires will not be affected by the blood, but will be found perfect when the bones return to dust."

HER FIRST APPKARANCE,

The Wild-Waves Test of Fitness for the Requirement* of the Stage, He

at her thoughtfully.' Being

the head of a dramatip school, he had acquired the knack looking thoughtful without tiny -eerious effort. "You are determined to go on the stage?" he asked at last. "I am," returned the young woman. "You are satisfied that you were made to be an actress and set the world afire with your genius Sr do some other equ-ally startling thing?" he persisted. "Well, I won't exactly say that," she replied, with the air of one conscious ,of her power, but too modest to exploit herself. "I am satisfied that I will make a success in the theatrical business if I .get half a chance, but I do not care to say more than that." "What line do y°" favor?" inquired the man whose business it was to teach stars to shine, suddenly impressed with the 'idea that she was not so aggressive in

attention to htr merits as most

young women who have acquired stage fever. "Would you want to start in as Juliet, or do you consider Lady Macbeth more in your line?" "Really," she returned, in surprise, "I had expected that you would settle that." "You—you were willing to leavt* the selection of play and character to me?" "Certainly."

The dramatic inan found it hard to believe his ears, but she repeated the assertion. "You have had experience,' she said, "and you ought to be able to tell in what I would make the greatest success." "Precisely," he said, "but most girls who come here think they already know just where and how they can do the best. Now, If you are willing to leave th® matter to me—" "I am," she interrupted, "I will send you down to the seashore for a few weeks—" "Yes?" "And if you make any kind of a sensation I'll put you on in burlesque or comic opera at once, thus starting you at the very pinnaclc of success, while if you attract no great amount of attentipn it will be necessary for you to begin a. long course of study for tragedy or drama and it may be years before you reach distinction."

Of Courae She Wouldn't Wear Them. The merchant was puzzled and thoughtful. "That's a pretty hard proposition," he said to the young man. "As I understand it

5-ou

complain because of your

hat, your coat, your overcoat, your vest, your shirt, your collar, your necktie, yotir shoes, your golf stockings and even your trousers are duplicated in the wardrobe ef the up-to-date girl, and you are anxious now to get something that is essentially and unquestionably masculine. "That's it," said the young man. "I should like to feel that I had discovered something in the clothing line that pertains exclusively to man."

aI'don't

tops."

Marco'Bote

think of anything of that sort

just now," said the merchant, "and even if I did and fitted you out the chances are that some woman would have it duplicated Inside of twenty-four hours, un

less—unless—just

the thing! Strange I

never thought of it before! Just step down to the shoe department and I 11 lit yotr out with a pair of heavy calfskin boot® jvith

three-inch

JOSEPH'S CAXAJMSr EGYPT.

An Eocineoriug Work Still Use* XhougK Built 4,600 Venn Agd* How many of the engineering 'works cf' the nineteenth century will tihWe ie in existence in tne year $000? Viery few. we fear, and still less ttte&» tttafcrwtll -continue in that far-off age tb -servd a useful purpose. Yet thtste iaj at^least one great undertaking coiiccivedi and executed by an engineer which during the space of 4,000 years has never ceased its office, on which the life of a fertile province absolutely depends to-day. Wo refer to the Eahr Jowssuf—the canal of Joseph—built, according to tradition, by the son of Jaeob, and which constitutes not the least of the many blessings he conferred on Egypt during the years of his prosperous rule. This canal took its rise from the Nile at Asiut, said ran almost parallel with it for nearly 250 miles, creeping along under the western cliffs of the' Nile valley, with many a bend and winding, until at length it gained an eminence, as compared with the river bed, which enabled it to turn westward through a narrow pasB and enter a district which was otherwise shut off from the fertilizing floods on which all vegetation in Egypt depends. Tae northern* end stood seventeen feet above low Nile, while at the southern end'it was at an equal elevation with the river. Through this cut ran a perennial stream, which watered a province named the Fayoum, endowing it with fertility and supporting a large population. In the time of the annual flood a great part of the canal was under water, and then the river's current would rush in a more direcf course into the pass, carrying with it the rich silt which takes the place of manure and keeps the soil in a constant state of productiveness. All this, with the exception of the tradition that Joseph built it, can be verified to-day. and it is not mere supposition or rumor. Until eight years ago it was firmly believed that the design has always been limited to an irrigation scheme, larger, no doubt, than inat now in operation, as shown by the traces of abandoned canals, and by the slow aggregation of waste water which had accumulated in the BIrket el Querum, but still essentially the same in character. Many accounts have been written by Greek and Roman historians, such as Keredotus, Btrabe, Jtfutianus and Pliny, and repeated in monkish legends, or portrayed in the maps of the middle ages, which agreed with the folklore of the district. These tales explained that th® canal dug by the ancient Israelites served to carry the surplus waters of the Nile into an extensive lake lying south of the Fayoum, and go large that it not only modified the climate, tempering the arid winds of the desert and converting them Into the balniy airs which nourished the vines and the olives into a fullness and fragrance unknown to any part of the country, but also added to the food supply of the land such immense quantities of fish that the royal prerogative of the right of piscary at the great weir was valued at £250,000 annually. This lake was said to be.450 miles round and to be navigated by a fleet of vessels, and^ the whole circumference was the scene of industry and prosperity.

HER SCHEME TO GET A HUSBAND.

Rich

•Wrote Letters to Herself About Uncle leaving Her a Lecacy. "I have often said that there seemed to be nothing new in the postal secret service," said Major F. E. Little, the post office inspector for the Memphis, Tenn., district, but in the last ten days I have come across a scheme tnat was novel in some of its details. It happened within less than a hundred miles of Memphis, but as there wa» no afrest made it would not be proper to mention names or places. The matter came to the attention of the department in a peculiar manner. A registered letter had been sent to Texas and had the appearaiice of having been opened. The Texas postmaster reported to me that the letter had come to him in bad condition, and I began working on the case. I soon found that the letter contained a sharp piece of paper which was a little large for the envelope, causing the latter to bulge out a little. This being The case, when the letter was pressed tightly between a bunch of others, the sharp edge of the paper cut through the envelope, giving It the appearance of having been cut with a knife. But in ascertaining this I struck upon a little romance. There was a young schoolgirl who had been raised more than eight miies from the nearest railroad station, in a small country settlement. She was, desperately in love with her school teacher, and he reciprocated, but both were as poor as could be, and he argued that there could be no marriage without money. Hence it was that this girl figured out a scheme by which she could raise the funds. Her family had formerly lived in Texas and she had an uncle living tnere still. She opened up a pseudo correspondence with this uncle, writing all the letters herself and sending them to Texas to be remailed there to herself, so that the proper postmarks would appear. The series of letters was a long one and gave a full history of an old uncle who had been one of the early settlers In his section of the

Lone Star state. The last letter narrated the death of the uncle, and the fact that he had left to the girl a legacy of $1,500. This letter was shown to the fiance, and it was on the strength of this money that the marriage was to occur. The girl then went so far as to go to the Brownsville, Tenn., Savings bank with an attorney and present a draft for the amount, purporting to have been drawn by the Texas Uncle upon a Texas *bank, in which the letter said that the legacy was on deposit. But the lover thought there was something wrong with the matter, and so did the bank, for the draft was not cashed. It was remarkable to me how this country girl evolved such a scheme and how near it came to getting her a husband, but have just closed my report, and it ended with the statement that the girl was still unmarried."

NELLIE CASHMAN, MINING EXPERT.

She is Doing A Bushing Business in the Wilds of Arizona. No mining expert in Arizona is better known or more highly thought of than Miss Nellie Cashman, who is believed to be the only girl mining expert in the world. For years she has followed up all the new camps and passed judgement on mines, and usually engaged in some kind of business in them, as well as staked out and developed claims for herself. She is a wonderfully plucky girl. It is about nine years now since she first went to Tucson. She was from Dodge, City, Kan., and could not have been more than 17 years old. She got to examining the ore as it came out of the Tucson mines, and was soon as prood a judge of its value as her brother Jim, who was foreman and mineralogist. In Tucson. Bisbee, Tombstone and other camps Miss Cashman has conducted general stores and big lodginghouses for the miners. She was also in business in Castle Dome. She is as adventurous in pushing forward to a new region as any nomadic miner. No sooner does she hear of a new camp than she starts for it. She has so much experience that she almost Invariably turns it to good account, getting town lots, placer sites and lode claims for next to nothing and unloading to a big profit. At first she did npt get out of the camps soon enough. Consequently she has been many times rich and poor. She has indomitable pluck, though, and if she goes broke In one place she soon makes a turn and gets up again. It. is phenomenal how nonchalantly she takes a reverse. She is just as

level-headed,

soles and cavalry

"This is the most cruel yet," wailed the rising young poet. "What is?" asked the cq/nmon-sense person who had dropped in, to smoke a few of the poet's cigarettes.

u-i-.

•'"the Gabbock says I do not exhibit a single stigma of degeneration.

Buy the MORNING

self-contained and serene as

if she had made a fortune. It makes no difference so far as appearances go. Miss Casnmaii is a rather tall, dark-eyed girl. She is somewhat angular in appearance, and has brown hair* S«oiiiK about among the mines or cllmbing Ou- hills for outcroppings. she weamv 'Ti*e ivy shoes and strong bloomers/ ifstrfilly covered with a cloak, worn nef?liSe lShe hj a rapid walker and a q«i«k, infM«« talker. Her language is good. Sh .r»as the first woman in tlie camp of Htffqtta Ha la, where ihfre wore over probably 1,300 mSn and no other woman.

LIFE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE

PECULIAR IRT0XIC&TI0R FOLLOWING UPQH A T.BIP l(IT0 TH£ BLACKWALL TUNNEL

VOICE SHRILL

aAS8

GHOSTLY

Intolerable—Curious Sensations Willi* the Air Was Being Pumped in. It may surprise th« general public W learn that toy |hree years hundreds of wortcmon have be'eh living In compre^scd I air, each carrying1 a htifidr»d- wrt4ftt 'olair to every fequ&re Inch of his* body, wlille we, on the surfaoe, have home hut fifteen pounds to ths square inch, wxitup a European correspondent. This has oc curred in tfca making of the tunn*l neath the Thames at Blaickwall? which is described by Mr. J. Bulleah, to a vivid article on the subject in an English magazine for January, as the greatest subaqueous engineering. You ?i'3^and the process better, hel

feat in may undei savs, if I describe a jdurney I made ir.t®^ the compressed air. H&vImi half Strife, ped and equipped myself -mih a rou^l-. woollen shirt, huge jackhoot3 and leatfc-,f ern jaoket—so that I looked like an old-i ,fi fashioned pirate—my guides anft I sallied* forth from Kent and trudged along the. entire passage through mud aad mlre,j.'v noticing, en route, an army of men en-j gaged on all sorts of work.' Along the^ roof ran a line of electric lights, whllefc..V in the dark corners the men used pink|«,xi colored candles. A- little north o,f Shaft©t 2, in which a lift was tearing up andpj down, taking the excavated soil to the|3* surface, we came on the twelve feety^jS brick barricade, which effectually corked up the compressed air, and which, of course, had been moved several times a*'* the work proceeded. Through this barrl-, cade ran two narrow passages, about

THE HEIGHT

of an ordinary man. These were tfce air-? locks. A little air-tight door, just the door of a safe, opened—the air, of| course, being let out in the process—and we entered. The door was closed aftef^ 'J us, and we were left for some mtnutes in the lock to become acclimatised to tlu new atmospheric conditions of the tunnel beyond. To tnis end certain valve* were turned on, and the compressed aift from the inner tunnel poured in with ths deafening roar of a steam nozzle. Then followed a curious little pantomime. My J\ guides, holding their noses between their

if%

fingers, began swallowing vigorously, and*/ signalled me to follow their example. & speech being almost' impossible, as *ound depends so much on atmosphere. I felt« a cracking in the drum of my ear, and-4 little wonder, for the six thousand aul^cc ". feet of air which was being pumped in every minute was curving the membrane-^ inward, so thftt I had to swallow in or4cr to clear the Eustachian tube and get tht3f,._ pressure on each side of the tympapum equal. Then I began to feel distinctly^, exhilarated. The increased amount of^" oxygen pumped In was intoxicating maa trifle. The journey along the tunrvJV^ had been a little tiring, but now I felt sprightly. Here was the

SECRET OF YOUTH "3^

here was a practical demonstration Jekyll and Hydeism. But at what an expense! I was living ever

much

quicker than the man at the syrfate above. Everything was living quicker, My cigar burned to ashes with the rapid-^ ity' of a cigarette. When the process ofsl.fj acclimatization was complete we emerged from the Eafelike door at the opposit* end of this marvellous chamber of yoiith,k

SIGNIFICANCE LOST LONG AGO/?

to find ourselves In the section of thef^ tunnel which was worked under com-fcjr pressed air. That presented a strange.^ unearthly appearance. Black darknesa^ all around, save for the line of electrlo^i^ lights running along the roof a strange, deathly chill a touch of clamminess in-yfr fectlng everything. Our voices pipedf^ shrill and strange and ghostly. A lonjf" caravan of mud laden trolleys from tha shield were running down on rails to be' emptied on the other side of the barricade, and here and there the shadowy figures of the-mud-splashed workers were just visible. Three hundred feet further on we came to the shield, working as I have described. In that little jourilcy from the barricade to the shield one sawin exaggerated operation.a series of phy-~. slcal laws that ordinarily escapes one's.:. 4 attention—acoustics, pneumatics, hydrau-' lies—in short, the entire range of physics--jk

Some Superstitions Which Have to Do With the Passing of Life. The superstitions which have clustered about the closing scene of human life aro almost Innumerable some, perhaps tha' greater portion, now seem to be meaningless, but a few had in early days a pig--nlficance which they have since lost. The"^ stopping of the clock at the moment death occurs in the house is* still prac- 1 ticed in many families in this country and Europe, and originated in the fact that according to the laws of several. European states it was necessary to have evidence of the exact moment of births and deaths occurring In the royal family. When a king died an attendant was always present whose duty it was to stop the clock in the royal apartment at the moment when death occurred, and tho timepiece was thus a mute record of tho event. From royal families tho descent of this practice to aristocratic and, final-, ly, to families of low degree, was easw and many persons adopted It as a mere superstUJon without knowing anything of its former significance. Turning tho'

looking-glass

to tho wall is a supersti-

tion which is said to have originated In the country districts of Germany during the days when mirrors were novelties. Mirrors of glass with quicksilver backs are said to have, been made at Venice in K100 A. I.. and were first made in England in 1C73, .but did not come into common use among the middle classes until the beginning of the last century. At fir«-.t they were regarded with superstitious awe, the idea being that the reflection of the face in the mirror was a sort of spectre or second soul of the Individual. When a death occurred th«

looking-glass

which the person was ac»-

customed to use was turned to the wall, lest his ghost should be disturbed by others using the mirror before his spirit hud finally departed from the neighborhood. there being an idea that the-spirit., of the departed lingered about tho vkin« Ity for several hours, or, perhaps days, after it had separated from the body,

Got Ahead of the Lawyer.

A sea captain and a lawyer lived nexf door to each other. One very windy night the lawyer was reading a book In his study when a terrific crash upstairs startled him. Upon investigation hr« found that a chimney had hurled itscll through his roof, doing considiraWa damage. He discovered it was the sfa captain's chimney. Hastening down to his library, he pulled out his law books and hunted up similar cases, devislns and scheming how he could secure satisfaction from the detestable captain. While thus engaged a note arrived frftro his enc-my that read as follows "Sir. 11 you don't return those bricks a. once will put the matter in the handfc of th* law."

Thought us Much,

•-•"I rather pride myself on my treatmem of women," he said. "I give way to n4 one in the matter of deep and sincere respect for the sex in all the relations of life. Now. although Miss Brown and 1 were thrown togethe? almost constantly it the seashore last summer, I never once took advantage of the f^ct by attempling to kiss her or treaty her iu anj^ but the most respectful way." "I know it," she replied. "Know it:" he repeated In surpristt^ "Did she tell yon?'' *'Oh. dear, no. but she said jou werc man of no gumption'Whatever.

Money is. usually tight with the. fellow A who finds himtelf sUappedu

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